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ryan.russell@austin.utexas.edu
512-471-4190
Office Location: ASE 3.216
Ryan Russell
Professor
Hayden Head Centennial Professorship
Department Research Areas:
Orbital Mechanics
Education:
Ph.D., The University of Texas at Austin
Research Interests:
- Astrodynamics/Orbital Mechanics
- Numerical methods applied to astrodynamics (fast, robust, high-order, parallel, GPU computing)
- Orbit estimation/filtering theories/applications
- Optimal control of nonlinear systems
- Third-body, perturbation dynamics
- Spacecraft trajectory designs and design methods (including destinations such as LEO, GEO, Moon, Lagrange points, planets, comets, asteroids, and planetary moon systems)
Dr. Russell began his professional career as a member of the Guidance, Navigation, and Control Section at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he was involved as mission designer and orbit determination analyst for a variety of space flight projects. From 2007-2011, he was on the faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology, creating a research program focused on a variety of theoretical and applied areas in astrodynamics. He has authored or co-authored dozens of journal, conference, and other technical publications; and has been a recipient of several NASA, JPL, AIAA, AAS, and other awards.
Dr. Russell joined the faculty of the Cockrell School of Engineering in Spring 2012.
